India on Friday reported 4,194 new COVID-19 cases, besides 255 more related deaths that increased the death count to 5,15,714. The daily positivity rate was 0.52 per cent.
The country's active caseload currently stands at 42,219, which constitutes 0.1 per cent of total cases.
The total recoveries have reached 4,24,26,328 with 6,208 recoveries recorded in the last 24 hours. The recovery rate stands at 98.7 per cent.